What if Jupiter gained just a little bit more mass during its formation period, and then ignited to become a star? How different would our Solar System have turned out? Would having another star in ...

The size, shape and color of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot all are changing. The Spot is shrinking in size, and becoming both rounder and taller. And its color has also varied over time. What is driving ...

Two telescopes have captured stunning images of Jupiter in regular, infrared, and ultraviolet light. The images can help astronomers study storms and hot spots in the planet's atmosphere. Infrared ...

Jupiter is the largest known planet in our solar system, but even that isn’t the gas giant’s most discernible feature – that title belongs to the Great Red Spot, a powerful storm that has been raging ...

Get a good look while you can: Jupiter's Great Red Spot is shrinking, and it might fade into memory within your lifetime. NASA's $1 billion Juno probe took stunning new photos of the tempest on Monday ...

The Great Red Spot—the iconic, swirling eye of Jupiter, a persistent storm that could swallow Earth whole—has more surprises yet. Scientists plumbing the planet’s depths from afar have now found that ...

Infrared image of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot from the Gemini Observatory on May 18, 2018. The image shows a hook-like cloud on the western side and a long streamer on ...